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Academic Activities
Knowledge never stays only in the blacks, whites and spaces in the pages. It has to be explored in the outside world. In order to make students, the best among the best, SCOS believes in the notion of Classroom-outside-classroom.

Guest lectures of the reputed Educationists & Industrialists were the year around feature of the curriculum. Following luminaries like                           

1) Dr.H.D.Sane  (Ex-HOD Botany Department, A.G. College).
2) Dr. Dhakpholkar (S.C.E Agarkar Research Institute)
3) Dr. B Kharat (Zoology Department, A.G.College)

had visited our Institute.

Industrial Visits at BAIF, Sewage Treatment Plant of Pune Municipal Corporation in the last academic year by the different departments like the Microbiology, Biotechnology, Computer Sc. have helped in getting the practical aspect of the knowledge that the students get in the classrooms.

Study Tours to Water Purification Plant, Sericulture Institute Wai, Central Bee Research institute field station Mahableshwar, Ambe forest gave an insight to the how’s and why’s of the theories.

Co-Curricular Activities

INDUSTRY - ACADEMIA FORUM (IAF) Through its various interactive workshops and deliberations provided a platform to the students for them to be exposed to their environment where they will find themselves tomorrow. Year long series of guest lecturers by experts/ resource persons from industries culminated into a 5 days workshop (3 days indoor session and 2 days outdoor visits). This year IAF 2005 was held in January 2005. The inaugural session was graced by the keynote speaker Mr. Deepak Shikarpur, Chairman IT Committee, MCCI and Chairman CSI. The sessions over 3 days included diverse industry experts from BMC Software, Dynamic Logistics, Serum India Ltd., Emcure Pharmaceuticals etc. The Academicians of international repute like the following had attended

1) Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan (Professor & Director, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of pune.
2) Dr. Pramod Khandekar (Director, Bioinformatics Department, University of Pune)
3) Prof. Dilip Deobagkar (Department of Zoology, University of Pune)

The two days deliberations included visit to Institute of National repute and various Software & Hardware industries.

Sci-Matrics --- Science Club is the brainchild of our young minds. It is an official platform for nurturing ideas of the students. Their inquisitiveness and urge to explore and experiments sees them dabbling with small projects in various sects of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Geology, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Environment like

1)     Bioactivity studies of different Plant extracts for checking its efficiency.
2)     Sericulture
3)     Biofertilizers
4)     Flora and fauna of STES

Placement Activities
Our college takes active interest in students’ training and placements. Even at undergraduate level, our regular industry interactions have helped us achieve remarkable placements for our students right from first year for collaborative projects with industries and organizations like BAIF, NWA, advertising agencies and automobile dealers to name a few. For their final year placements with companies like

1) Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd., Pune
2) Patni Computers Systems Ltd., Pune
3) Wipro Spectramind Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
4) Axes Software Pvt. Ltd., Pune
5)Mahindra British Telecom Ltd., Pune
6)Cashtech Technologies Pvt Ltd., Pune

More than 80% of Final Year students have secured placements with the above companies. To ensure that our students are well prepared to take the campus interviews a preparatory workshop (2-3 days) is undertaken every year for these students which takes them through Communication tips, Presentations (personal presentations too) right etiquettes and mannerisms, groups discussions, industry scenario and most importantly aptitude tests and mock interviews.

Language Club enabled the students to increase their language proficiency through the Club floated by the College. Also enhanced were, the communicative, cultural and vocational benefits of language studies. Visit of the Delegation of the German students to the college, Hindi Kavi  Sammelan, were some of the activities of the Club.

Parent Teacher Association has been active in monitoring the all-round development of the students. The parents and the home environment too contribute a lot to a development of the students. Hence it is vital to have parent-teacher interaction on a regular basis to assess the student's mental growth. This was achieved through an active Parent-Teacher Association.

Extra-Curricular Activities

Group Discussions held inside the classrooms and on the Common stage nurture confidence and generate ideas.

Case Studies are taken up regularly to enable the students to develop the analytical skills.

Debates held round the year helped in expanding students’ intellect and teaching them the art of standing out distinctly in a crowd. A big auditorium with a PA system in college comfortably accommodates all students.

Quiz has been a regular activity in the campus. The college students have been doing the college proud by winning accolades in Indian Institute’s Metallurgy quiz. Participation in national Olympiad for Science and Mathematics has brought awards for distinctive performance.

Sports Activities have been nurturing the fighting spirit and a never-say-die attitude. Sinhgad College of Science and Commerce have made a mark in sports at the Zilla Parishad and National Level too.

 
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:: Sinhgad College of Science ::
© Sinhgad Technical Education Society 2002-2005
44/1, Vadgaon(Budruk), Off Sinhgad Road, Pune 411 041. Telefax : (020) 435 0468.
Email: stes@pn2.vsnl.net.in

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